Satans biggest lies

Felices Pascua! I hope you had a great Easter! JL Suarez had a wonderful Holy Week and is ready to get back to a normal schedule.

Trucho (t-d-oo-ch-oh): trick

Lies

I will use this word while describing Satan´s biggest lie: Les Mis with Hugh Jackman and Russell Crow. This may be a shock to you but this is not actually Les Mis. The movie is called Les Mis, it has words from Les Mis, it even has the character names from Les Mis, but alas, it is not Les Mis, it´s a fake.

The real Les Mis is beautiful and is among the most incredible musical arrangements that you will ever hear. It brings inspiration and joy into my life. The Les Mis with Russell Crow is a trucho. Satan uses this trucho Les Mis to keep people from the true source of joy which is the Broadway Les Mis with Terrance Mann. If you have fallen for this trick, don´t worry, you can repent. Even righteous missionaries like my companion Elder Ryan have fallen for this trick. There are many that are "kept from the truth only because they know not where to find it." (D&C 123:12)

You now know where to find the true Les Mis--Original Broadway Cast with Terrance Mann--go and fill your soul.

The second lie that I want to talk about is surprisingly similar and a tad bit more serious. This is that God has already revealed all that He will reveal. Satan uses an array of things to keep people from the truth. Among his strategies is the belief that one already has all of the truth and doesn´t need any more. I talk with many people that believe they have all of the words of God. The idea that the Bible isn´t all there is seems silly to them. I would like to testify that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. I know that the Book of Mormon comes from God and that God has more to reveal to us. There is always more to learn.

Ice Cream

I´m not sure if I mentioned this before but Argentina has really good ice cream. This last Thursday we had an ice cream party on the top of our apartment building. It was incredible! At night, you can see the city expand in every direction. I could not see an end of skyscrapers and apartment buildings in any direction! It is amazing.

Pascua/Easter

In Buenos Aires, they celebrate the Holy Week. Each day of the past week was celebrated in a different way depending on what Christ did in the corresponding day of the last week of His mortal life. I can´t remember all of the days. I remember on Friday there was a huge parade of people walking down the streets with a giant cross. They knocked on all the doors that they passed and invited everyone to join them in the parade.

On Saturday, everybody slept. All day. Usually people take a nap (siesta) from 1ish to 3ish but apparently sleeping all day is a good way to remember that Christ´s body was in the tomb.

Sunday was an all day party. There was music and a lot of chocolate. This is the day of the Holy week that Christ rose from the dead! I loved the spirit of church this day! We sang a lot of hymns and heard very simple, powerful testimonies that Christ lives.

Otras Cosas

• President Russell M. Nelson (an apostle in the church) came and spoke to my mission! He taught us to remember who we are and to teach others who they are. 
• Elder Ryan and I ate chocolate eggs to celebrate Easter!
• Laura, on of the ladies we´ve been teaching was baptized yesterday!
• Pro Spanish Tip: the letter "d" makes that "th" sound not the "d" sound.
• Don´t lock your keys into your apartment

I love you!

Elder Smith

Picture 1: Laura´s Baptism
Picture 2: Elders